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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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